When I first started with this forum years ago, I noticed it took a few weeks to get many responses, so I got in the habit of waiting a week or two before looking at the question I asked to see if I have responses.
The reason I don’t participate in other members threads is that i figure I’m not knowledgeable at this point to give others advice. Bad advice is so much worse than no advice. I spend lot of time on here but it’s reading old posts in the business section for the most part. One guy asked about how to do isometric drawings, which I was able to answer for him, because I knew.
I always look at the responses to my questions. Usually a few times over a chunk of time to see if I asked a question before, or to see if I pick up on things I didn’t notice the first time. I really don’t see many questions asked of me overall.
Although I appreciate forums like this and the knowledge one can gain from reading old posts, the reality is I often don’t get responses to the questions I’m asking, so maybe your reading a thread thinking I got a response but from my point of view I’m not getting a response to the specific question I’m asking, which I’m not complaining about really because I realize this is totally free service, I’m just saying if it seems like I’m asking the same question, it’s only because to me, I’m not getting my question or questions answered.
For instance in the above question about van security, from my perspective I am asking very different questions from the first post to the next one a month later. I got my van broken into for the first time about a month ago so I asked what people use for their vans security. I also looked up any other threads and i only found one related to the topic of van security on this forum. You had wrote a lot on that thread and it made me change my mind about cameras. Then a few weeks go by and I’ve pondered it over (alarms, cameras, puck locks, remote deadbolts) , and I think to myself hmmmm if I put TWO puck locks on each door I wonder if this will affect wither a criminal will even try to open the van. I have never heard of that or read about it, so I asked this new nuanced question about 2 locks versus one lock on the exterior. That is the specific question I’m asking.
The other specific thought I had was wither to put plywood or a cage over the windows. I was in the back of my van a week ago thinking of what my plan of attack will be. On that day I decided I will need to go buy a few sheets of plywood and cover all the interior windows. Then the next day I get to thinking…wait a minute, I might not need cages or plywood…
..wouldn’t thieves usually break a window for the sole purpose of opening the latch on the inside? and if they realize the inside latch will do them no good (since exterior puck locks are displayed) to open the door they would simply move on?
Master mark made a point that they will still grab everything within arms reach of the broken window, which is a good thing to consider, but still makes me wonder if a criminal knew he would not gain fully body access to the inside of the cargo area would he even bother busting the window?
So from my perspective I’m not seeing anyone comment on the 4 points I was making and seeking specific response to.
1. Two exterior puck locks versus one and how this would effect wither the thief decides to try to break into your van
2. Buying remote control dead bolts are not displayed on the exterior and therefore it would seem criminals would take a crowbar and damage the hell out of your door therefore I’m thinking exterior locks are better than interior dead bolts?
3. Does seeing inside the vehicle affect wither the criminal breaks in?
4. Is getting exterior locks make it unnecessary to install cages or plywood on the window?